Mission site leases are vital to the Navajo Nation, enabling faith-based organizations to provide essential services to their communities. Under Public Law 106-568 and the Navajo Nation General Leasing Regulations of 2013, religious entities can lease land for mission sites without requiring approval from the Secretary of the Interior. These leases are reviewed and approved by the General Land Development…
As a Navajo-owned company, ETD, Inc. takes pride in providing Environmental Assessment (EA) and Tribal Public Engagement services for projects that directly benefit the Navajo people and their land. Under contract with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Navajo Regional Office, ETD, Inc. led the District 14 Grazing Fencing Project, which involved installing 128.74 miles of fencing across five grazing…
What the Tsé Da’azkání Pumping Plant and Tó Ałts’íísí Pumping Plant will look like during construction of the Navajo-Gallup Project. Farmington, N.M. – The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the award of a $73,056,845 contract to Archer Western Construction of Phoenix, Arizona, to convey reliable drinking water to Navajo communities and the city of Gallup in northwest New Mexico. This…
ETD Inc. completed an Environmental Assessment for the Bluestone Community Development Project in Houck, Arizona, sponsored by the Navajo Housing Authority (NHA). Located about 10 miles west of the Arizona-New Mexico state line, the project involves constructing 160 homes on 80 acres of private fee simple land owned by NHA. The community, designed with sustainable practices, will include apartments, group…
